Good handling from Alaves goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco, grasping Dani Carvajal's dangerous cross with Vinicius Jr lurking in behind.

Needed to get that one spot on.

A booking for Marco Verratti. The PSG midfielder is kicking off for a challenge on Kylian Mbappe.

It does look like a foul but it wasn't given. Nicolas Pallois was in a foot race with Mbappe and let's be honest, unless you're Usain Bolt that's never good. The defender makes a desperate attempt to get in there before Mbappe can get away. He gets ball and man - old school - leaving the striker in a pile on the floor.

Five minutes to the break. PSG could do with something quickly...

At the other end, Alaves almost take a shock lead as Luis Rioja darts in from the angle but strikes a low shot straight at Thibaut Courtois.

Real Madrid are being left frustrated so far.

Karim Benzema finds space on the edge of the area but three Alaves players come swarming in and block the shot.

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is the first player into the book for a trip on Mamadou Loum.

Not for the first time Nantes exploit the right side of the PSG defence and Moses Simon is in. He angles down on goal, holding off his man, and sees his shot tipped away by Keylor Navas.

This is a hell of a game. It could have been all over after 30 minutes had that gone in.

Real Madrid have scored just seven goals in five games this year.

You can see why.

Federico Valverde steps forward from the middle of the park but blazes his shot over.

Alban Lafont in the Nantes goal is like a brick wall.

What a chance this is for PSG, a three versus one opportunity sees Kylian Mbappe race away down the left. He slides Neymar in and the Brazilian has his own postcode to steady himself before driving low at the corner, only for Lafont to be there again.

Stick an 'S' on that man's chest. He's proper super.

Here's our boy Patrice fishing in the River Tyne during Euro 96.

Icon.

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Huge opportunity for Jason on the edge of the area, the space opens up for the Alaves player but he leans back and curls badly over.

Earlier I told you Randal Kolo Muani was the first man to score against PSG in two games in a league season since Patrice Loko in 1994-95.

I referenced Patrice and his dreadlocks. This was a staple in your weekly football magazine in the 1990s. Here's our man below. He won himself a few medals - cups in France - played for his country a couple of dozen times and knocked in over 100 career goals.

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Carlo Ancelotti, arms folded, stands motionlessly on the touchline.

Eyebrow raised.

Yeh, not sure what his side are offering so far. They've been desperately poor.

There's boxing on tonight so I'll use a boxing phrase here.

It's time to 'put some respect on the name' of my main man Alban Lafont in the Nantes goal.

He made a timely save to deny Lionel Messi at 1-0 and now with his side 2-0 up he's down like cat to palm a Kylian Mbappe shot away. Mbappe had time and space - he went for the old Thierry Henry side foot across the keeper. The boy Lafont was having none of it.

What is that??

Real Madrid get a free-kick 25 yards out and Karim Benzema hits it so badly it's ended up in the Wanda Metropolitano.

20 minutes in, barely seen any attacking threat from Real Madrid.

Or Alaves for that matter.

This time it's Keylor Navas down to save well.

Andrei Girotto has a ping from 25 yards for Nantes. It's a daisy cutter but with a bit of bite to it. Smart save by the keeper down to his left. He spilled it but just about got away with it.

Does this count as a shot on target? I guess it should.

Dani Carvajal feeds a low cross to the near post but Marco Asensio gives a backpass to goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco which he collects.

The easiest save he will make in his entire career.

Lionel Messi bursts through the heart of the Nantes back four but he is repelled smartly by goalkeeper Alban Lafont.

Could it be one of those nights?

Randal Kolo Muani is the first player to score for Nantes in both Ligue 1 matches against PSG in a single season since Patrice Loko in 1994/95.

Who remembers Patrice Loko? I seem to remember some killer dreadlocks. I'll find us an image.